Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-09-29
Hon. E. s. DOdd's Speech at the
Senatorial Convention.

AFTER thanking bne cOuVeutlon lci
the nomination, Major Dodd said: "ln
the Lucas delegation / see men with
whom have, as boy and man, aided
in keeping up the organization Of our
party in Toledo, when 1t seemed at
times as IL it would always be or fate
to remain in the minority. Te the
kindly interest and friendly feeling of
these neighbors Of mine, rather than to
any poor merit Of my own, / feel that /
largely owe the political preferment /
have had in the past, and ! therefore
use this occasion to extend to them,
specially, my thanks. [Applause from
Lucas delegation.]
By the courtesy of some Republican
friends, was given a seat within q
dozen feet of the presiding officers
stand at Memorial Hall, during the late
Republican State convention. 1 heard
and saw all and more of 1t than the
newspapers printed of it. 1t was q
medley of contradictions and political
Inconsistencies. John Sherman pre-
sided and is responsible for the reduc-
tion of the wool tariff; listened COM
pIacently to platform demand for its
restoration. He heard western land
monopolists condemned, when as aSen-
ator, he had helped to defeat bill after
bill passed by o Democratic House, to-
restore their stolen domain. He heard
the convention endorse the Inter-
State Commerce law, which he had
fought so persistently in the Senate in
the interest of railroads, and as the
author of the repealed law authorizing
the importation of contract labor, and
the pleasure of hearing the convention
denounce the system Of contract I'M
migration. [Applause.
But the grand and lofty tumbling
was done by Foraker. He gave them a
keynote speech, and in il took all the
credit to himself for the vigilance of the
1000 assessors Of Ohio who raised the
aggregate of the grand tax duplicate
some millions of dollars. He assumed
for himself and his Republican asso-
ciates, all the credit of the three per
cent. refunder law, when the bill was
passed by Democratic legislature be-
fore Gov. Foraker came into Office, and
then in chaste and elegant language,
this finger Of rhetorical dead cats and
rotten eggs told US that the condition OF
the State Treasury was such when he
came into Office that there was not
money enough in it to "pay the janitor
for cleaning up the dirty Democratic
tobacco spit,n and cody Dragged OF
saving the credit of the State by a
skillful transfer, in violation Of the law,
from one fund to meet the demand up
on another. [Applause.]
The city of Toledo was placarded
with Fofnker's Autographed rebel nag
letter. and fully half Of Foraker's
speech was devoted to F0raker's own
account of how he scared Cleveland
with that letter of his, until, to use his
own words, .he quailed like whipped
spaniel.n He has since said that he
did not use q dog as a simile In referr-
ing to President Cleveland; that he
had too much respect for a dog to do
that. President Cleveland had no au-
thority in law over the rebel flags, and
that was the end fit. He failed, per.
haps, to comprehend the popular senti.
ment of the time, but the policy Of
peace, Cancellation, and good will
which inspired the order should com
mend Cleveland to every true unionisi
In the land. GGreat applause.1 1t is In
line with the craftsmanship which ha:
solved the problem of civil war;
through all history.
Charles Sumner, the leader of the
Republican party, when It beat US II
the dawn of Its ORGANIZATIONS states
man, Hthe latchet Of whose shoes thu
Republican leaders of to-day are un
worthy to unloose,n in behalf OF tha
policy which would wipe out the marks
and stains of q civil war, advocated
erasing from Union battle flags al
marks of Identification. Applause.
have seen, side by side in old West
minister, the tomb OF Cromwell ant
the tomb of his king whom he behead
ed. In every governmental act, com
mem0rati0n Of her civil war, and ii
every historic memento of it. preserved
by England, the Puritan and Cavalie
90 hand in hand. [Applause.l
oh! but they say, it detracts from
the honor due the union soldiers an
the distinction between loyalty All,
treason is not preserved. Is that true
7 have right to talk on this topic, 70
when / was boy, did little ofevery
thing In the service from cookin
Il company beans to commanding
regiment. Laughter When th
war closed. the rebel sought his home
went back to wife, mother, siste
sweetheart, as did we, but he weT
with his head bowed down with til
shame and ignominy of defeat, know
ing that the flag he had followed ha
been furled forever. While on th
other hand, the gallant boys in blu,
crowned with bright laurels, in the
pathway fair hands to strew beautift
fiowers, swept In grand review beneat
the shadow Of the great dome OF "a